Durham County Council's pride to cut funding funds, Grims says

Bill edgar

Local democracy reporting service

The first Durham Pride took place in 2014 and has increased popularity in the last few years

Durham raised a crowd of several hundred people in the air and waved the rainbow flag during a pride incident in Durham. — The first Durham Pride took place in 2014 and has increased popularity in the last few years

Reform leaders have cut council funding for the proud program of one region next year.

Darren Grims, deputy leader of the Durham County Council, criticized the annual ceremony of the LGBT+ community and said that the local authority would instead withdraw money for major services.

In two days in May, thousands of people of this year participated in Durham City, in which up to 12,500 were invested by the council, which was as part of the work to support a comprehensive proposal in the region after a widespread offering in the region.

The Durham Minors Association (DMA) said that reforms had underestimated the level of resolution among supporters of the incident.

Grimes posted on the social media platform x that Durham Pride “will not get a single penny from this council next year”, arguing that the event “the celebration of gay rights was closed long ago”.

He said that it was “a journey for gender ideology and political activism into a billboard that involves many in the gay community – no part”.

Adding the event, “can and will move safely”, he wrote: “Durham County Council is not ATM for the reasons for contesting elections.

“Our resident coaches are empty, fixed to roads, and are worth funded services – not more council in fancy dress – not politics.”

Darren Grims says that money will be used to cover the cost of services like bin collections

Darren Grims in the counting of an election held in a sports hall. They have short black hair and are wearing a Navy suit and light blue tie with an improvement rosett. He stands next to a podium with two women because media members are watching. — Darren Grims says that money will be used to cover the cost of services like bin collections

According to local democracy reporting service, county councilors historically supported the event through their budget, but it is understood that this year was not possible due to election time.

Grims said: “If Labor or Lib Dames want to raid the budget of their members to fund the political street theater, it is on them – improvement will be spent by us on the services that everyone depends on.”

‘Promotioning Division’

Durham Pride has worked with DMA and Trades Union Congress (TUUS) to raise money for future incidents.

DMA Chairman Stephen Gai asked for the Trade Union Movement “to increase the support for Durham Pride, which has been a goal to close since the improving County Durham”.

He said: “Improvement councilors in County Durham have underestimated the resolutions of the LGBT+ community and the support of allies in the trade union movement.”

Dave Pike, Tuci North East, Yorkshire and Hamber’s Regional Secretary, accused of reforming “Promotioning Division” and said that he was proud to stand with the LGBT+ community and the Minors Association in Durham, for unity and for a society that respects people “.

On 5 September, a money raising program will be held at Redhill, Durham Minors Hall.

Reform leaders took down a backlash in May after taking down the LGBT+ Pride Flag in the Durham County Hall after taking control of the council in May.